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Chilean Charquicán

Name: Chilean Charquicán
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chilean
Ingredients: 400g beef mince; 1 onion; 3 garlic cloves; 500g pumpkin, cubed; 3 potatoes; 1 cup sweetcorn; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp oregano; 3 tbsp oil; 4 eggs

A creamy mashed stew of beef, potato, pumpkin and corn topped with a fried egg — Chilean home cooking at its most comforting.

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15 minPrep

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40 minCook

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4Serves

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EasyLevel

Ingredients

400g beef mince
1 onion
3 garlic cloves
500g pumpkin, cubed
3 potatoes
1 cup sweetcorn
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp oregano
3 tbsp oil
4 eggs

Instructions

Brown mince with onion and garlic.
Add spices.
Stir in pumpkin, potatoes and 500ml water; simmer 25 minutes.
Mash roughly with a potato masher.
Stir in sweetcorn.
Fry eggs and top each portion.

Tara’s tips

Mash to the texture you like.
The fried egg is essential.

Serving suggestions

Serve with egg yolk runny.

Storage & reheating

Keeps 3 days.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.